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A broadly defined 'Dispute' determines the scope of the arbitration agreement; the wider the definition, the more claims are subject to arbitration rather than court proceedings.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with ellipses; additional enumerated legal bases may exist in the full clause.
The updated terms establish a new regulatory framework for Digital Agents (AI and automated software) accessing Best Buy's website and services. Users who authorize Digital Agents must ensure they identify themselves in HTTP requests, comply with Best Buy's published guidelines, and operate transparently without mimicking human behavior or circumventing security mechanisms like CAPTCHAs. Best Buy reserves the right to limit, restrict, suspend, block, or ban any Digital Agent at its sole discretion for any or no reason and with or without notice. Additionally, the revised arbitration procedures now require dispute notices to be personally signed by the initiating party and their counsel (if represented), include specific documentation such as purchase receipts and interaction details, and be filed through JAMS rather than AAA. These changes materially alter how disputes are initiated and processed, imposing stricter procedural requirements before arbitration can commence.
View change record →Readers' claims against Best Buy — regardless of the legal theory — are likely to fall within the definition of 'Dispute' and be subject to the arbitration agreement.
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If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.
you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated
""Dispute" shall be interpreted broadly and cover any claim or controversy arising out of or relating in any way whatsoever to your relationship or interaction with Best Buy...whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud...Excerpt from Best Buy's Terms of Use
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A broadly defined 'Dispute' determines the scope of the arbitration agreement; the wider the definition, the more claims are subject to arbitration rather than court proceedings.
Readers' claims against Best Buy — regardless of the legal theory — are likely to fall within the definition of 'Dispute' and be subject to the arbitration agreement.
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